Gardening Matters

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jun 5, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$236,720

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

COMMUNITY GARDEN SPRING RESOURCE FAIR: Each March Gardening Matters hosts the Community Garden Spring Resource Fair, bringing together gardeners, community garden leaders, experts in the fields of gardening and community organizing and organizations/businesses with products or services of interest to community gardeners. The goal of the Fair is to connect gardeners with the resources they need to create and maintain long-term successful community gardens. In 2012, there were 25 exhibitors, 18 sponsors, 43 volunteers and 12 workshops with approximately 550 total attendees.

Activity 3

LOCAL FOOD RESOURCE HUBS: fosters neighborhood gardening networks that connect residents, organizations and business to support each other in improving access to healthy foods through growing, cooking and preserving fresh produce. This program is driven by members who help to make the program possible through volunteering labor and bulk buying and ensuring that their fellow Hub members have the resources they need to be successful. This program had nearly 700 members consisting of household and community gardeners, and offered a wide variety of discounted seeds and seedlings and classes in their neighborhood. In October, the members join Gardening Matters for a Fall planning meeting, where the program is evaluated and recommendations brought forth for improving the product, its services, and delivery of the program. In 2012, nearly 47% of the participants self-identified as low-income and another 43% identified themselves as being food insecure. See SCH O for cont.

Filer

EIN

26-2833297